* When Paul tells Timothy to pray for all people, he specifically mentions governing leaders.
* He tells us to be mentally and spiritually engaged in upholding political leaders in prayer.
* Why?
* So that we can all live quiet and peaceful lives.
* Governing leaders are in the business of creating and sustaining the environment in which we exist as a society.
* They create laws, and those laws should be based upon God’s laws.
* If they are then we get freedom. If not then we get bondage.
* Think “America vs North Korea.”
* When we pray our heart will gravitate toward who and what we pray about.
* We’ll be rightly concerned about the course of our nations.
* This is also why pastors should be authorities on the “issues of the day.”
* So they can equip their people on how to live faithfully in the midst of their particular culture.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 (10/18/18)
Political Prayers
October 18, 2018 • Benham Brothers
1 Timothy 1:4-5 (10/16/15)
October 16, 2015 • Benham Brothers
1 Timothy is written by Paul to Timothy about the church and his involvement in leading. vs 1:4 - The church was to rebuke any teacher who led to speculations. Speculation vs Stewardship: A relationship with Christ is something we “steward.” vs 1:5 - The end goal for teaching is love, which springs from a: 1) Pure heart - no bad motives. 2) Good conscience - no secret sin. 3) Sincere faith - you want Jesus for Him and not just His stuff.
I Timothy 1:5 (10/26/13)
October 26, 2013 • Benham Brothers
Jesus left the earth and gave us the Holy Spirit. He commissioned Paul to explain the mysteries of the gospel, which people did not understand without his teaching. Paul wrote first to cities, then to individuals. He wrote his longest letters to Timothy. Here is some of his encouragement: God "is" love. The ACT of love springs from something, like a river has a source - love does too Pure Heart - you're not in love with two gods (ex: Tori is the only one for me!) Clean Conscience - blameless, not sinless - cleansed from sin Sincere Faith - "Chutzpah" - they "hold on" relentlessly like Jacob did when he wrestled God
1 Timothy 1:15 (10/11/18)
October 11, 2018 • Benham Brothers
A humanist begins with two basic presuppositions: 1) Man is ultimately good. 2) Man is the center of all things. A Biblical Christian begins with two basic presuppositions: 1) Man is ultimately bad. 2) God is the center of all things. In this verse Paul reveals that's he's not a humanist. Many Christians in the church today are humanist and they don't even know it. They believe God exists to bless them - it's all about them. But we exist to bless God.